October 21, 200816 yr Author I was going to ask at what age you leg rung them. I dont pick an age Dave. I just do them when the size is right :bliss: PS.......I have another large clutch laying hen...currently up to 10 eggs.
October 21, 200816 yr Awesome Kaz .... what stuff is going on there ... another hen on 10 eggs ....WOW ....
October 21, 200816 yr WOWOWOW!!! They are looking great - even the little prem bub looks lovely and healthy
October 21, 200816 yr Author Awesome Kaz .... what stuff is going on there ... another hen on 10 eggs ....WOW .... I was just down in the birdroom in the half dark. Heard a newly hatched chick peeping its head off........followed the sound and its coming from the nestbox of the other hen with ten eggs Wasnt there an hour ago. Edited October 21, 200816 yr by KAZ
October 21, 200816 yr WHOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO .... I get so excited when I read these kinds of posts ....
October 21, 200816 yr I love this Forum. Full of gorgeous pics and great exciting breeding journals!!!
October 22, 200816 yr Author The hen with ten eggs was NOT the hen who had a chick hatched...it was one next door. I candled the ten eggs and they are all clear, so I tossed them. Also removed some non performing birds and replaced them with better breeding pairs.
October 22, 200816 yr I'm really looking forward to seeing the bubs this time (there will be so many lol). I found my 2nd clutch of a similar pair was better than the already nice 1st clutch so heres lots of luck to yours.
October 22, 200816 yr awww that is no good 10 eggs and all empty. Is it usually the female or male that causes empty eggs?
October 22, 200816 yr Oh No! what a bummer having all 10 eggs clear!! :rofl: JB its normally the male who causes the clear eggs.
October 22, 200816 yr Author Oh No! what a bummer having all 10 eggs clear!! :rofl:JB its normally the male who causes the clear eggs. Sometimes its the hen. Some hens just plain go to nest and dont bother to mate...they do their own thing............todays modern woman :rofl: I dont know !!! On another note OMELETTE now has 6 of her 12 eggs hatch. 4 in her nestbox and two are in Big Vinnie and Sootica's. The other six eggs are in another foster nest ( one egg may be clear ).............another hatching due Saturday. Edited October 22, 200816 yr by KAZ
October 23, 200816 yr hmmm.. okay. Have you bred with either one of these birds before? Did they have clear eggs that time too??
October 23, 200816 yr Author hmmm.. okay. Have you bred with either one of these birds before? Did they have clear eggs that time too?? No, havent bred with them before
October 23, 200816 yr I guess that must be one of the more annoying aspects of breeding that I'll have to get used to All that effort for nothing, poor birds...
October 23, 200816 yr I guess that must be one of the more annoying aspects of breeding that I'll have to get used to All that effort for nothing, poor birds... Believe me, you will never get used to it - it's too annoying, exasperating, frustrating ....!
October 23, 200816 yr haha I'm sure that it does get abit like that sometimes. Ahh well thats all part of the breeding experience I guess.
October 24, 200816 yr Author Those chicks are way bigger tonight than they were this morning They are growing at a rate of knotts. BAD NEWS too about Omelette's other eggs under the foster mother...the foster mother got off the eggs. When I checked this morning the eggs were cold. I am not sure if she got off during the morning or last night. I put them under two other sitting hens just in case they were still viable. Next chick was due to hatch tomorrow. Maybe it wont happen now
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